The Osceola times., 1887-06-11
CONCERT OF ACTION.
Advantage, Of United Enort Among Com
merciaI Agriculturfsts.

business IN a large city are hheiy ="
n one quarter till they give
il distinctive character. wall street,
New York, contains most Of the brok-
ers' offices of the entire city. Another
short street is almost entirely occupied
by the manufacturers Of and dealers IN
iewelry. All the newspaper offices are
run together. In this city one entire
street is given up TO the general COM
mission business. Nearly al the grain
commission houses are in the immedi'
ate vicinity of the board of trade build
ing, while the dealers in cattle, hogs
and sheep are about the Union stock.
yards. The great manufacturers OF
clothing are close together, though 'pe
quarter they occupy possesses no
special advantages for this branch OF
manufacture and trade. As the city
becomes older, if it escapes great fires,
every kind of business will be likely to
concentrate in some particular locality.
Individuals firms, and corporations
engaged in the same department OF
manufacturing or trade are, OF course
engaged in sharp competitions, but
they find it to their advantage to be
close together. Each likes to see and
know what all the others are doing.
Each, too, derives considerable advan-
tage from the others. There is much
comfy between rivals in any branca OF
business. They not infrequently ex-
change goods and accommodate those
who happen to have small stock OF
some common and standard article.
They are of mutual value in giving in
formation about the reliability OF per-
sons who come to buy goods. Gus
toners, too, derive advantage by hav-
ing dealers in the same class of goods
located near each other. Country
merchants are likely to conduct them
selves as city women do when they go
out shopping" If they do not find
Just what they want in one place they
20 TO another, and steps and time are
saved if similar establishments are in
the immediate neighborhood.
Observation also shows that persons
engaged in any department of COM
mercial farming, fruit-growing or
stock-brceding are more likely to pros
per if they are surrounded by those
who are engaged in the same pursuit
Enthusiasm is inspired by numbers.
There is pleasure as well as business
advantage in the companionship OF
those engaged in the same calling.
Only a person possessed of great ability,
knowledge, pluck, energy and perse-
verance is likely to succeed in any un-
dertaking if he is isolated from those
who are engaged in the same work.
He is obliged to study every thing out
by himself, while he derives no benefit
from the experience of them. There i:
no one within a reasonable distance
whom he can consult if he is in trouble
or in want of special information. Hc
finds great difficulty in procuring suit
able help. as so few are acquainted
with what he is doing. He is Obliged
to educate persons before their labor j,
profitable. A man may be good gen
eral Farmland, but may not know how
to shear sheep, raise tobacco plants
cure hops or harvest broom-corn. Out
side of old dairy districts it is dflicul
to procure good mixers. Green hands
are awkward and slow in picking smal
fruits, punching asparagus or blanchins
celery.
A sheep-raiser by himself generally
has a hard time. Most of his neighbor
will keep dogs that are fond of muttons
and think it is fun to worry sheep, bu
will not run after fox and will fle'
from wolf. II dozen men in tn,
same neighborhood keep large flocks o
sheep they will generally procure th'
enactment of dog law and will SCI
that it is enforced. They will resort tt
measures that will result in rcducin;
the canine population of the vicinity t.
the smallest number that can do tn,
legimate business of the neighborhood
They will unite in killing wolves ant
other destructive animals. They will
make home market for wool to whicl
buyers will come. A generous feelin.
of rivalry will result in bringing up tn
quality Of wool in all the ilocks. The,
will practice economy in changing
bucks. They will hold meetings ant
dicuss the merits of different breeds o
sheep, and wild finally find the one tina
is best suited to their locality. Befor
many years they will gain reputation
not only for their wool, but for thei
breeding stock. This will attract buy
ers of bucks and ewes to take the place
where sheep-raising is leading indus
try, Large buyers of breeding stock
especially of sheep, like to go to
place where they can obtain carload
and where they can make judiciou
selection of animals from severa
focks.
II a man has sufficient land, capita
and help, and enough cows and build
ings, he can establish dairy-farm an,
make success of it, even if all hi
neighbors are engaged in grain-raisin;
or the production of meat, fruit, to
bacco or wool. But if he has not YER
large capital, he will be likely to flint
milk production or the manufacture o
butter and cheese Improbable if non
of his neighbors are engaged in dairy
ing. The milk of about five hundre,
cows is wanted to warrant the estab
lishment of commercial or co-opera
tive creamery or cheese factory. Unles